To access your account details, open the menu button ☰ in the top left corner of the header and go to “Account Settings”.
This menu allows you to create new projects, add, or change a phone number associated with your account, as well as change your password.
Adding your mobile phone number is used for security purposes. It will enable log in with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) and is required for Project Owners.
If you happen to forget your password, you can reset it by using the “Forgot password” link under the login button.
Projects are invitation only. A project owner or manager within that project must invite you by your registered email address to a project.
Invitations expire after 1 week.
Once you sign into BuildingFiles® after receiving the invitation, you will be automatically joined as a member of that project.
You may leave a project at any time by clicking the leave button next to your membership details in the projects main page.
You must first secure your account with SMS Mobile multi factor authentication.
Once your account has been secured contact support to receive a quote.
Once you're authorized to create projects you will be able to create your first project.
To create a new project, open the menu ☰ in the top left corner of the home page and got to “Account Settings”.
Select the “Make A New Project” button.
Type the desired Project Name and Project Address into the appropriate text boxes.
Your newly created project will now be in your Projects tab.
Whenever you log into the BuildingFiles® application you will be prompted to verify your account by providing a one time use security code. Note: You should only have to enter a new code when you've signed out or your session expires.
By default, MFA codes are sent via eMail unless they have upgraded to use mobile phone SMS verification (text messaging). We strongly recommend upgrading to use your mobile phone to receive authentication codes.
To add Mobile MFA to your account, open the menu ☰ in the top left corner of the home page and go to “Account Settings”. Here you can add a mobile phone number to verify your account. Note: Text messaging rates and fees may apply depending on your cellular plan.
A SMS text message will be sent to the number you provided with instructions on how to verify your phone number.
From now on you will only receive MFA codes on your mobile phone.
The News Feed is the first tab screen on your dashboard you will see when you login or choose Home in the main menu ☰.
The News Feed shows all recent activity (new or updated) that occurs for all your projects within the last 30 days displaying most recent to oldest. Any files recently uploaded, deleted, edited information, or if users have joined or left a project are examples of activity on the News Feed.
When selecting a feed tile, you will be directed to that projects home page.
You can then view the projects news feed and open a specific topic to reply to or leave a comment.
When you add a user to a project, they will automatically follow the project and have its posts shown in their news feed.
Users can unfollow a project without leaving the project by using the unfollow button on the projects main page.
Any comments added will bring the activity to the top of the news feed. The project owner as well as any users who have previously commented on a that topic will receive an email notification that the topic has received a new comment.
To access the project tab of the dashboard, open the menu ☰ and choose “Home”, then choose the “Projects” tab at the bottom center of the screen.
This screen will display all the projects you are a member of as tiles. Each shows the projects picture, name, address, who the project owner is, date of creation, as well as the most up-to-date news feed activity for that project.
Selecting a tile will open a project and allow you access to the project’s tabs and controls.
To exit a project and return to your dashboard, open the menu ☰ and choose “Home”.
To access the Bookmarks tab on your dashboard, open the menu ☰ and choose “Home”, then choose the “Bookmarks” tab located on the bottom right of the screen.
Bookmarks is a useful accessibility tool for quick and easy navigation. You can Bookmark any current projects you are working on to access them quickly.
To bookmark a project, enter the desired project, and select the “Bookmark” button on the projects main screen.
Once a project is bookmarked, click the “Bookmarks” tab on the bottom right of the dashboard screen to located it.
There are no limits to using bookmarks, you may bookmark as many or as few projects as you would like or need.
To remove a project from your bookmarks, enter the project and use the “Unbookmark” button.
To access a projects file manager, enter the project and choose the “Files” tab in the bottom tab bar.
The file management section of BuildingFiles® is where you can upload, download, view, share, and use our file data matrix for all your building documents and information.
You may upload any type of file, however, potentially dangerous files such as .exe or .msi files may be restricted.
At the bottom of the file manager, you will see a panel containing the tools to use the file management system.
Depending on your role within a project, Owner, Manager, or User, selective tools may not be visible.
The “Upload” button allows you to send files to the current folder you are viewing.
The “New Folder” button allows you to create a new sub folder in the current folder you are viewing.
The “Download” button (only visible on PC) allows you to select by checking any files you wish to download. If multiple files are selected, a zip file will be created and downloaded when you use the button. Single files will be downloaded and not be compressed into a zip file.
The “Share” button (NOT visible on PC) allows you to select by checking any files you wish to share. The sharing dialog on your device will open and allow you to send, share, or transfer files to other devices and applications easily. If multiple files are selected, a zip file will be created and downloaded when you use the button. Single files will be downloaded and not be compressed into a zip file.
The “Email Files” button allows you to select the checkbox next to any files and send a temporary download link to one or more email addresses.
The “Rename” button allows you to select by checking any files you wish to rename.
The “Delete” button allows you to select by checking any files you wish to delete. Use this function to permanently erase your files. Note: You will have to type the word DELETE to confirm this action and complete the process.
The “Move” button allows you to select by checking any files you wish to move. When you use this button, the selected files are “Cut” from their current folder. Navigate to the desired location you wish to “Paste” and use the “Move” button a second time to transfer the files into their new directory.
The “Headers” button allows you to create new columns of matrix information within the file manager. See “File Matrix” for more information.
There are permission levels available within the file room that will restrict access to specific users based off of their predetermined user level:
Creating headers allows you to add customizable information within the file matrix.
A textbox is located in the header screen where you can name your created header.
Once you create a header, the “Add Header” button will still appear and allow you to add a second header if you wish. You can add as many headers as you would like.
The “Save Headers” button will save your newly created information.
To remove a header, simply erase the text in the box and leave it empty.
To return to the file screen, select the text underneath the save headers button.
Once back on the file screen you will see your newly created header columns.
To edit the information within the headers, select and hold the desired box until a text box appears where you can edit the information and click submit.
Managers and owners can create and edit the file matrix while regular users can only view it.
The embedded section allows you to upload 360 pictures, photos, documents, and any other file type to points on a plan.
To access the embedded section, select the “ImbedIt” tab in the project tab bar at the bottom of the screen.
The plan list screen contains all embedded “ImbedIt” plans for a project grouped by plan types. Select a plan type button to expand and access the files in that section.
To create a new plan, first enter a “Floor Plan Name”, then a new type name in the “Create A New Plan Type” text box to organize it by. You can alternatively select an already created plan type if one exists. Then click the “Creating Plan” button.
Your newly created plan can be found under the appropriate type below.
Once inside the plan, first upload a background. Use the ”Upload A Background” button in the middle of the screen to browse for an image file to upload. Note: Only common image file formats will be accepted for the background. (jpg, png, etc.)
You can change the background image in the “Edit > Settings” dialog. Existing point placement may shift or change positions if the new image is not the same resolution as the original.
Once your background is complete, your next step is to add points. Select the “Edit” button at the bottom of the plan viewer. Then use the “+Point” button to add a new point to the background. The new point will appear to the upper left of the plan. Selecting it will highlight the point allowing you to drag it to the desired location. You can create as many points as you would like by selecting the “+Point” button and repeating the process again.
Below are tools you can use to customize your point:
To upload information to a point, make sure the edit toolbar is collapsed, then select the desired point.
You now have entered the selected point. Use the upload button to browse for files to embed.
You can view or delete previously uploaded files from this screen as well.
Only project owners and managers can edit the embedded “ImbedIt” plans.
To embed 360 panoramic images, you must set the point type to “street-view”.
You can only have one 360 image per point.
When you enter the street-view point you will be prompted to upload a 360 image.
360 images must be .jpg files, and in the single fisheye lens format.
Last updated August 24, 2022
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